Tragelaphus strepsiceros
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a large woodland antelope, found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas due to declining habitat, deforestation, and poaching. The greater kudu is one of two species commonly known as kudu, the other being the lesser kudu, T. imberbis.
Kudu ( koo-DOO), or koodoo, is the Khoikhoi name for this antelope. Trag- (Greek) denotes a goat and elaphos (Greek) a deer. Strepho (Greek) means 'twist', and strepsis is 'twisting'. Keras (Greek) refers to the horn of the animal.
Greater kudus have a narrow body with long legs, and their coats can range from brown/bluish grey to reddish brown. They possess between 4 and 12 vertical white stripes along their torso. The head tends to be darker in colour than the rest of the body, and exhibits a small white chevron which runs between the eyes.
Greater kudu bulls tend to be much larger than the cows, and vocalize much more, utilizing low grunts, clucks, humming, and gasping. The bulls also have beards running along their throats, and large horns with two and a half twists,... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 2 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 5 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 6 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 10 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 12 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 14 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 16 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 17 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 18 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 19 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 20 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 21 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 22 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 23 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Kudu sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on a given day, based on 48 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 28 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and September–October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Kudu in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on a given day, against about 20% in January, April and July, the lowest months. Those are among Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 40 mm in January.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Greater Kudu sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
21st of 23
Of the 23 parks where we can rate Greater Kudu sightings, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park ranks 21st at about 30%. The best odds are in Liwonde National Park (Malawi, about 80%), Ruaha National Park (Tanzania, about 70%) and Etosha National Park (Namibia, about 60%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Bovidae
The closest relatives of the Greater Kudu that you can see in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (family Bovidae, Bovids) are Gemsbok (about 60%), Blue Wildebeest (about 50%) and Springbok (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Greater Kudu is recorded against all the mammals logged in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (48 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
